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HB 182 - Elections; procedure for certain unopposed primary candidates
Birdsong, Kenneth (D-123) Holmes, Bob (D-053)
HC: GOV AFF SC: ETHICS 01/14/2002 Senate Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the ""Georgia Election Code,"" so as to provide that in any general primary where an unopposed candidate is seeking party nomination for a public office, where such candidate's name appears on the primary ballot but such candidate fails to receive a single vote, such candidate shall not be nominated for such public office and such party shall not have a candidate for that public office on the ballot in the ensuing general election; and for other purposes.

Code Sections Amended

21-2-158 \ 21-2-291

Electronically Recorded Votes
Vote Date Time Bill Description Yeas Nays N/V Exc
HV0158 02/20/2001 11:10am HB 182 PASS 125 29 24 2

Bill History
Date Action
01/14/2002 Senate Recommitted
03/13/2001 Senate Read Second Time
03/12/2001 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/21/2001 Senate Read and Referred
02/20/2001 House Passed/Adopted
02/20/2001 House Third Readers
02/09/2001 House Committee Favorably Reported
02/09/2001 House Committee Favorably Reported
01/23/2001 House Second Readers
01/12/2001 House First Readers
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LC 10 3288/a

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